Adams
Shelton Adams, et al. v. Craig Alan Koenig, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHELTON ADAMS, et al., Case No. 21-cv-08545-JST
Plaintiffs,
ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTION
v. TO MAGISTRATE DISCOVERY
ORDER
CRAIG ALAN KOENIG, et al., Re: ECF No. 185 Defendants.
12 On September 8, 2025, the Court referred this case to Magistrate Judge Tse for the purpose of conducting a discovery conference and determining “the precise discovery each party will take to enable that party to select its proposed bellwether plaintiffs.” ECF No. 142. After receiving a total of four separate proposals from the parties, ECF Nos. 145, 146, 179, 180, and conducting a hearing, Judge Tse issued an order “adopting Defendants’ proposed plan to limit discovery prior to selections of bellwether plaintiffs to the D-Wing.” ECF No. 185 at 2. On December 16, 2025, Plaintiffs filed an objection to Judge Tse’s order, which is now before the Court. ECF No. 190. A magistrate judge's discovery order may be modified or set aside if it is “clearly …